water proof your bike

[Paul_G]

water proof your bike...Water Repellent Chemical Spray

http://www.businessinsider.com/this-water-repellent-chemical-spray-is-one-of-the-most-incredible-things-weve-ever-seen-2013-7

 

[Paul_G]

I see its sold at Home Depot for < $20....amazing looking stuff

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-18-oz-NeverWet-Multi-Purpose-Spray-Kit-274232/204216476

 

[gestalt]

Goes by the name "never wet" and I bought some last week. Have yet to open up my throttle and spray the bejesus out of it so I can stop having to wrap it in a plastic bag, which doesn't work that well anyways. Hopefully it will keep my bike from going all full-throttley every time it's damp out.

 

[cal3thousand]

Totally reminds me of GTechniq I1 [youtube]REo6ierRfSo[/youtube]






I use it (GTechniq) on my car interiors with great success. It turns cloth into impermeable plastic without changing the feel of the material. This other stuff seems to be even more hydrophobic.


EDIT: This stuff is cheaper than the GTechniq so it looks like I'm heading to Home Depot on my way home to score some of this stuff. ALL my electronics on the bike are going to get spray with this crap!

 

[knighty]

how long does it last ?

tempted to do the visor on my helmet with it

 

[cal3thousand]

how long does it last ?

tempted to do the visor on my helmet with it

I'm tempted to use it on some underwear

 

[Paul_G]

Check out the Never Wet web site...it prevents rust and makes the bike self cleaning as well.....amazing stuff. They have a video of siding treated thats 7 months old so it seems to last but I don't see where they say how long.

http://www.neverwet.com/

 

[mvly]

Can it withstand the heat of the motor? Heat usually cause stuff to disintegrate.

 

[cal3thousand]

Can it withstand the heat of the motor? Heat usually cause stuff to disintegrate.

I'm ordering some now. Guess I'll have to test it out

 

[imorton]

The instructions say not to use it on "electronics"..

http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/neverwet/neverwet-kit/

IAN…

 

[mattrb]

It says that but they have many phone water drop videos and it works on electronics. Ignore the warning

 

[cal3thousand]

I think that's a CYA thing about the electronics

 

[ambroseliao]

There seem to be issues with abrasion and effectiveness after UV exposure. Has anyone tried this out on their ebikes in the rain yet?

 

[John in CR]

This stuff is like a dream come true. The white paper says long term temps up to 205°C and transients up to 288°C. It also specifically mentions use inside motors to prevent shorting if water gets in.

 

[mattrb]

John, please provide white paper link

 

[cal3thousand]

There seem to be issues with abrasion and effectiveness after UV exposure. Has anyone tried this out on their ebikes in the rain yet?

(In the video that I seen) dude was rubbing the paint (presumably not fully cured even though dry to the touch). I would expect paint to come off if you rub it hard enough without doing a proper paint job.

And again, this is paint. It's just a coating and it not magically infused into the surface, of course friction will remove it.

Will this help in keeping connectors dry? You bet!

Will this allow me to bike to work in the rain in my (treated) all cotton sweats and not get wet? Gonna find out!

 

[John in CR]

John, please provide white paper link

Go to http://www.neverwet.com and request it. For a white paper is was thin on details. There was the temp and info about abrasion resistance, which sounded good but weren't really meaningful numbers to me.

To protect a hubbie my plan would be to use the Scotch electrical sealer paint that I have as the base layer. Then come back and coat everything inside and out with the NeverWet. The only part I'm a bit concerned about is the end laminations on the stator, because they always get scraped during reassembly, so I may use a nice hard epoxy paint like used for appliances such as stoves for the perimeter of the stator. That would make me comfortable enough to use a vented hubbie for beach riding, and just flush the motor in inside and out with a hose when I get home. I would limit that to only using cheapie controllers, since that would be the biggest risk.

 

[Harold in CR]

When I was a lineman for the Power Co., years ago, we would spray our rubber sleeves and gloves with "Char-Kote". It was a way for the water to bead up, not run together in a stream. That might be something to look into??

 

[John in CR]

Plus this neverwet stuff means I can use a stretchy material for a "soft cover" to enclose the odd shaped triangle at the front of my SuperV and easily get it waterproof. Something like what Adrian_sm did here http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17944&start=30#p272843 .

A velo that breathes may work too, and would be a whole lot more quiet inside.

How about a simple to clean air filter for the intake side of a high flow vented hubbie?